---
kind: "unit"
title: "46"
title_heading: "Shipping"
key: "stV/ptE/ch565"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 565"
heading: "Essential Vessels Affected by Neutrality Act"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/46/stV-ptE-ch565"
sections_count: 4
---

# Chapter 565 — Essential Vessels Affected by Neutrality Act

Title 46 — Shipping › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part E — Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities

## Sections

- [§56501. Definition](/usc/46/56501.md)
- [§56502. Adjusting obligations and arranging maintenance](/usc/46/56502.md)
- [§56503. Types of adjustments and arrangements](/usc/46/56503.md)
- [§56504. Changes in adjustments and arrangements](/usc/46/56504.md)